Should I retake for the 3rd time?

[enamel88]

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I took my DAT's for the 2nd time and applied to 14 schools. However I haven't gotten any interviews 🙁 My breakdown is..

21 PAT
16 QR
17 RC
22 Bio
21 OC
20 GC
21 TS
19 AA with a 3.0 overall gpa and avg amount of experience.

With no luck getting interviews from schools ( I'm still waiting on a couple schools to get back to me with interviews: USC, BU, UCLA) but I doubt I'll get anything esp this late into the cycle. Any suggestions on how to improve my app? I'm afraid retaking the DAT is a must 🙁

I'm thinking about applying to dschools and post bac programs at the same time so that way if I don't get any interviews for the 3rd time around, I'll at least have a chance of getting into a post bac program. Any advice and or suggestions will be helpful. Thanks in advance!

 

[sagarkanodiya]

If I am in your place I would do 1 or 2 year masters, take DAT again whenever ready...This way you will also have opportunity to look competitive if you can pull off good grades in your masters. I honestly your scores are good enough but your GPA hurts here and some schools do have cut off for each section

 

[ushaseos]

If I am in your place I would do 1 or 2 year masters, take DAT again whenever ready...This way you will also have opportunity to look competitive if you can pull off good grades in your masters. I honestly your scores are good enough but your GPA hurts here and some schools do have cut off for each section

+1

This is the best advice anyone can offer. If you manage to kill the DAT the 3rd time (ie AA of 22 or more) you can probably skate by with a low-ish gpa and average ECs.